3787.It WAS Science Fiction But
Star Trek and other science fictional works have inspired great inventions. The power of imagination spurred by science fiction has gone on to create wonderful things in our material reality. What are some of these inventions? What are some social changes that have come because we dreamed better in our fiction?Eric Atkinson, Isabel Schechter, Mark OshiroSUN 10:00 am - 11:15 am, Boston

3814.People of Color In Spaaaaaaace!
You can hate on the idea but we'll be there! What kinds of spaaaaace stories do we want to see ourselves in? What would make a POC-in-space story be different, aside from skin colour? What stories have we read recently that is about non-white people in space that we really liked, and which makes us look forward to the future?Gregg Castro, Eric Atkinson, Isabel SchechterSUN 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm, Boston